Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 36 · 40 questions

Tip (Person first, then words): Formal: emails to the principal, interviews, calls to offices, letters, your supervisor at work, a panel of judges. Informal: friends, cousins, family chats, birthday messages, planning a picnic. Formal words in full: “going to”, not “gonna”; “please”, not “pls”; “Yes”, not “Yup”; “Thank you very much”, not “Thx!”.

1. 1.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Ya” (c) “Yup” (d) “Yeah”
3. 3.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Sup” (c) “Good morning” (d) “Hiya”
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Thank you for this opportunity.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I would be grateful for your guidance.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Thank you for this opportunity.” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) going to (b) gotta (c) kinda (d) wanna
15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for speaking to a panel of judges? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Tysm!!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Ta!” (d) “Thx!”
25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “No clue, man.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “I am not sure.” (d) “Dunno.”
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: speaking to a panel of judges needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I would be grateful for your guidance.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) the weather (b) the time on the clock (c) your shoe size (d) who you are talking to
32. 32.True or false: emailing the principal for leave needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: talking to your new supervisor on day one needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True

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